Manhattan Beach Rotary Club Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Club No. 751 District 5280 Chartered August 9, 1950 www.mbrotary.org District Governor Doug Baker Visits Club August 12 was the date for the annual District Governor visit to our club. Governor Doug comes from the Rotary Club of Downey. Governor Doug talked about how Rotary is extending its reach throughout the Los Angeles Region, drawing a new and younger generation of enthusiastic leaders. Doug is serving a second term after the passing of DG Elect Jim Dyer. Our district has 66 clubs in the greater LA area. We promise we will not give credence to reports from LA5 that a recent informal survey in Downey revealed that few even remember him having served as Club President and that Doug had an inexpensive face lift in addition to having his teeth whitened in preparation for his club visits. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Sir Francis Bacon TODAY S PROGRAM Aug 19 The Latest Trends in Global Design. Rob Jernigan, AIA Regional Managing Principal & Board Member, Gensler will speak this morning.
Programs Aug 26 Torrance Memorial Hospital. Craig Leach will speak about how Torrance Memorial Hospital contributes to our community. (Socially, Economically, and Medically) Sept 2 Labor Day. We are this morning in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Enjoy the long weekend with family and friends and travel safely. Sept 9 Rotary Myanmar Project. J.T. Warring will speak. Involvement Opportunities Aug 26 MB Rotary Book Club Planning Meeting. A brief (20 minutes) organizing meeting is scheduled immediately after our Monday meeting. Over 15 MB Rotary members have expressed an interest in organizing a Book Club. The committee will decide types of books to include (fiction and/or non-fiction) and frequency of meetings to discuss the books we read Oct 18 Career Day at Lennox Charter School. Come and share you career/vocations with high school teens. More details to come. Join us for Fun and Fellowship: Save The Date Aug 21 Rotary Golf 5:30pm $10.00 Just show up. All levels welcome. Contact Kent Caldwell for info. Aug 22 Rotary Wine Hour: Lido de Manhattan Patio $15 (5 wines & Apps) Just show up. Sept 11 & 25 Rotary Golf 5:30pm $10.00 Just show up. All levels welcome. Contact Kent Caldwell for info. Sept 15 Travels with Charlie: A Special Behind the scenes tour of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens featuring The Serra Exhibition. Leave 12:30 pm Details coming. Sept 22 President s Reception. 5p.m. Details coming.
Entourage It was Monday, August 12, 2013, and President Kathleen Terry had some very special guests for us, including District Governor Doug Baker (our speaker on his official visit to our club), Executive Aide Jaimee Sul Cantrell, Club Assistant Governor David Bohn, and District Governor-Elect Elsa Gillham (from Wilshire Rotary). It was an honor for our president and our club to have this assemblage with us--governor Doug told us that, as a repeat DG standing in for the unexpectedly deceased Jim Dyer, he was sharing official club visits with other prior DGs. Governor Doug had his choice of 5-6 clubs, and we were one he chose, with his full entourage in tow. Rototacos Deb Robertson cautioned us to slow down and appreciate each day...50 club members, spouses and friends showed up for the Beatles tribute at Concerts in the Park, with Chris Ullman and Harris Bass showing up early to save spots...11 club members joined Kent Caldwell s last club golf outing...steve DeBaets was appointed to the Manhattan Beach Senior Advisory Commission...And the same Steve DeBaets has stepped up once again to lead our club booth at the Hometown Fair, this time replacing Rotoburgers with Rototacos (Rotocokes presumably still to be available)...3-4 club members were climbing Mt. Whitney as we met. Intrepid Rotarian Travellers at Mt. Whitney.
Operations Management Dennis Morehead has long led our scholarship committee and took some time at today s meeting to introduce Allen Hoa, a Costa grad studying Operations Management at USC. John Van den Akker reminded us that the godfather of Operations Management has been the now retired Dick Chase. RI Foundation Paul Allman, back from surgery and looking good, took one last take as our RI Foundation Chair, presenting Paul Harris+ awards to presidential contributors Kathleen Terry and Tom Jeffry--but not until we saw their baby pictures, saw them on the cover of Time Magazine, and finally saw them as Superman and Wonder Woman. Paul also gave us some numbers: RI has facilitated two billion polio vaccines, has prevented an estimated 500,000 cases of polio per year, and received a $250 million matching grant from the Gates Foundation when we met their challenge to raise an additional $200 million. Welcome, Mark Burton District Governor Doug Baker, promising to talk real slow so that the UCLA alums present could keep up, swore in Mark Burton with an extended (and excellent) oath, with Mark s sponsor Roger Cox standing by. Governor Doug (who owns Open Sesame in Manhattan Beach and comes from the Downey club) went on to give an informative, entertaining, and downright laugh-out-loud talk. (I probably shouldn t repeat the Henry Waxman-Bill Bloomfield joke that brought down the house.) District Governor Doug Baker Governor Doug praised us as a club that maintains high Rotary standards. In a time when North America and District 5280 Rotary membership is down, ours is up--and our attendance is up as well. The key, he suggested, to club success is to be more than meet and eat and write checks. Participation in service is what attracts and keeps members. Comparing Rotary to a franchise business, he said that every club has to be an example of Rotary at its best--otherwise, the whole operation gets a bad reputation. He told us that the man who brought him out
of depression (with Rotary and beyond), and who really showed him Rotary s power for good, said, as he lay dying, Cherish the memories that you don t know you re getting. Club Standards Governor Doug was as well received by this club as any DG I ve seen in my 30+ years in the club. (The last one received with this much enthusiasm joined our club!) His knack for mixing humor with personal candor and Rotary commitment is a reflection of who we are and why we succeed as a club. To top it off, President Kathleen gave him a gift of some of the best our club has to offer: the writings of two of our (many) star members--the books Corporate Gardner, by Paul Allman, and Customer Service Solution, by Dick Chase. Thank you, Governor Doug, for entertaing us, for teaching us, for inspiring us, and for renewing our commitment to Rotary standards. Yours in Rotary, Jim Hallett RI Programs Rotary International offers a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities designed to improve the human condition and advance the organization s ultimate goal of world understanding and peace. Nine structured programs and nine service opportunities help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process. Rotary Service Above Self World Community Service has been described as the quiet revolution of hope. Isn t it time for you to: Reach out to someone who needs help. Develop a relationship with a club in another country. Become acquainted with customs and culture of a faraway place.
Baby Goldbergs Arrived! Debbie and Damien welcomed twins this weekend! Harrison & Elliot were born on Saturday, 8/10, weighing 3lbs 8oz and 3lbs 4oz. The twins, Debbie, Damien and big brother Asher are all doing well and excited about their new family of 5.
Did You Know? We Give Micro Loans Through Kiva This is the sixth year our club has been making micro loans through out the world. We use Kiva, a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the Internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. They were founded in 2005 and have facilitated $460,554,425 in loans to 1,099,697 people. They have a repayment rate of 98.99%. Our club currently has an outstanding portfolio of $14,000 in micro loans. When a loan is paid back we then loan the money to another person. Through this process our $14,000 has financed $85,450 in loans to 885 people. We have loans in 45 different countries with Agriculture, Retail and Food being the top three sectors that we finance. Of the 885 loans we have only 4 have defaulted. This has resulted in a repayment rate of 99.81%. This has been a great way to leverage the club s money to help fund opportunities worldwide. For more information talk to Donn Ennis.
Local Rotary Make-Up Clubs Rotarians Participate at Weekly Meetings! Tuesday Hermosa Beach...12:15 PV Sunset...7 pm Wednesday Redondo Beach...12:15 Westchester...12:15 Thursday El Segundo...12:15 LA Int l Airport...12:15 Lawndale...12:15 Friday Palos Verdes...12:15 For times and locations of local club meetings go to www.rotary5280.org and scroll down to the District Info area on the right side and click on the When/Where Clubs Meet link for information on all clubs in the district. Meals On Wheels Schedule Rotarians Serving Their Community! Aug 19 Geoff Bremer Aug 21 Dick Chase Aug 26 Marc Castellani Aug 28 Mark Curran Sep 02 LABOR DAY Sep 04 Steve De Baets Birthdays Aug 20 Jim Hunter Aug 22 Doug Wroan Aug 26 Mike Doell Aug 27 Jay Harkenrider Aug 27 Harris Bass Aug 27 Donn Ennis Anniversaries Aug 19 Jim & Nikki Lambert Aug 20 Randy Meadors & Gail Carruthers Aug 27 Don & Jackie Jung Aug 27 Lee & Allison Walker Aug 27 Eric & Corinne Iverson Officers & Directors 2013-2014 Kathleen Terry President Geoff Bremer President-Elect Tom Jeffry Past President Eric Iverson Secretary Marc Castellani/John Rhind Treasurer Paul Allman Historian Randy Meadors Director Shannon Ryan Director Susan Adams/Dan Quisenberry Directors Lisa Hemat/Jim Lambert Directors Gerry Morton/John Hugunin Directors Dave Hornbecker Rotary Foundation Roger Cox/Russ Rothner Membership Russ Samuels Communications-PR Doug Baker,Governor District 5280 Engage Rotary, Change Lives Ron Burton, President Rotary International Engage Rotary, Change Lives ROTES QUOTES PUBLISHING COMPANY P.O. Box 691 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Jim Hallett Editor Dennis Ridge Publisher www.mbrotary.org
Manhattan Beach Rotary - 103 Active Members Strong! The 2013/14 Rotary year is another growth year. You can see by scanning the classifications below what areas are open. Let s think and then act. John Acker Financial Planner Dr. Richard Ackerman Aerospace Management Kathleen Adams Financial Advisor Susan Adams Aerospace Paul Allman Personnel Training Deborah Arnold Business Software Consultant Tim James Auringer Automotive Dealer Wade Austin, Jr. Photography Harris Bass Business and Tax Law Bill Bloomfield Commercial/Laundry David Boochever Consultant/Computer Jim Bowser Insurance (ret.) Geoff Bremer CPA Jan Buike Social Worker Mark Burton City Councilmember Kent Caldwell Insurance Marc Castellani Wealth Management Richard Chase College Professor Roger Cox Business Consultant Steve De Baets Truck Refrigeration Ken Deemer Private Investor Mike Doell Moving & Storage Patrick Donahue Advertising Donn Ennis Oil Refinery Engineer Robert Espinosa Fire Chief Monica Farrell Non-profit Development Richard Farrell Video Production (ret.) Vinny Fazzino Builder/Engineer Robin Gary Pilates Instructor Nelson Gray Honorary Member Dr. Damien Goldberg Ophthalmologist Robert Guilford Business Consultant Megan Hall Caterer Jim Hallett Criminal & Family Attorney Richard Ham Aerospace Engineer Jay Harkenrider Real Estate Residential Dave Harris Wealth Advisor Wendell Harter Peace Advocate Lisa Hemmat - Restauranteur Dave Hornbecker Office Supplies John Hugunin Community College Professor Jim Hunter Property Management Eric Iverson Web Developer Ian Jackson Mortgage Banker Tom Jeffry Attorney - Health Care Lawrence Johnson Investment Banker Don Jung CPA Business Manager Brad Koppel International Trade Ed Kushins Home Exch. Executive Jim Lambert IT Consulting Norm Levin Business Theatre Mark Lipps TV Distribution David Long Executive/Recruiter Steve Lore General Contractor Serving Manhattan Beach Since 1950 Kathy McElroy Physical Therapist Mike Matthews Education Barbara Matles Travel Agent Randy Meadors Architect Dennis Morehead Property Mgt Gerry Morton Nutritional Products Steve Murillo Mortgage Broker Lindy Murrell Communications Wayne Nelson Marketing Dr. John Nylund Dermatology John Osten Commercial Publishing Dr. Ray Padilla Dentist Dr. Patricia Panucci Orthodontist Nehal Patel Engineering Matthew Peck Accounting Jordan Peister Graphic Designer Dave Peters R.E. Invest/Develop/Mediation Dan Quisenberry Attorney Lynn Range Design and Sales Don Redman Mfg Executive (ret.) Jan Rhees Residential Real Estate John Rhind Accounting Dennis Ridge Printing Dr. Deborah Robertson Veterinarian Roger Rombro Attorney - Family Law Russ Rothner Business Consultant Joel Ruben Attorney - Real Est. & Bus. Lit John Russo Retired Shannon Ryan Financial Planner Daniel Saks Insurance Mauricio Salazar Airline Operations Russ Samuels Fitness & Personal Training Bill Sauber Auto Club Services (ret.) Dr. Les Silverman Optometrist Ronald Sokol Attorney Darrell Sperber Automotive Dealer Charlie Steinmetz Investor - Real Estate Steve Stepanek Aerospace Engineer Bob Stephenson Accountant Corporate Amanda Stone Consumer Electronics Lincoln Stone Business & Immigration Law Marc Teitelbaum Honorary Member Kathleen Terry Management Consultant Herb Trachtenberg Aerospace Engineer Dr. Chris Ullman Chiropractic John Van den Akker Property Mgt/Invsts Russ Varon Jeweler Lee Walker Insurance - Casualty Jason Wallace Attorney - Real Estate Ingo Werk Manufacturing Duke Winser Honorary Member Larry Wolf Real Estate Broker/Owner Alexander Yoffe Attorney Active Past Presidents